SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz business owner Jaimi Jansen on Friday pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards, and homeopathic medicine that she claimed would provide lifelong immunity against COVID-19.
According to the federal complaint filed April 19, Jansen, owner of the integrative health and wellness center, Santa Cruz CORE, distributed homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and fraudulent Center for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 vaccination record cards to approximately 170 recipients from May to July 2021, for which she collected about $19,500 and profited $14,000. Jansen’s case is tied to criminal charges against Julie Mazi, of Napa, who pleaded guilty in April to selling the pellets and false vaccination cards to approximately 300 people.
According to the federal complaint, “Jansen served as a distributor for Mazi, a naturopathic doctor based in Napa, and aided…
